Three Kingdoms

The sky gradually became brighter, but in the valley, the rain and fog were still diffuse. Although the rain was not heavy, the pattering was quite chilly. The autumn rain and the cold wet the armor and the mountain road.

Zhao Yun led two hundred riders, just holding the horse, walking step by step in the mountain road at the front of the queue, looking at the surrounding situation vigilantly. Although there was an oilcloth issued, it could not cover the whole body after all, and the armor and robes were not enough. Somewhat damp.

Diaoyin, located to the north of Taichang Mountain, was not originally built by the Qin State, but by the Wei State.

At that time, in order to prevent the expansion of Qin, the State of Wei built a city wall along the mountains, which was the Great Wall of Wei, and then built a strengthened version of the military stronghold in Diaoyin. Later, a battle between Qin and Wei broke out in Diaoyin. In the end, Qin naturally conquered this pass, and Wei began to withdraw from the stage.

Since it is called a pass, it is naturally stuck in an important traffic channel. This pass, connected to Guanzhong to the south and Shangjun to the north, is the most suitable passage for marching. The other trails are not non-existent, but difficult to travel. Just like in later generations, for those masters who feel free climbing is as natural as eating and sleeping, it doesn't matter whether there is a road or not, but for ordinary people, maybe a big rock can dispel their few ideas of climbing. .

Even though the Huns, unlike the Han people, did not need the baggage carts that accompanied the army. Their baggage was all on horses, but they still needed a road that could at least allow horses to pass before they could travel.

Therefore, there are not many trails to choose from in Huchuquan. Just like Zhuge Liang's attack on Guanzhong, although there are many roads, there are only two that can be chosen.

Zhao Yun's two hundred horses came to block the road.

Gan Feng went to block the other end.

It depends on how you choose Huchuquan.

Zhao Yun had walked this road before, and he also specifically asked the local guide, so he had some impression. Otherwise, in the Han Dynasty, when there were no navigation devices, after circling the mountains and hills for a few times, it would easily affect the sense of direction. No matter how you turn it, it won't be able to turn out.

The autumn rain is not heavy, and the autumn rain does not last as long as the spring rain. However, when it rains in the mountains, mountain fog will rise and shroud the surrounding area. It is a vast white field dozens of steps away, making it difficult to distinguish.

Zhao Yun's important task is to choose a slightly similar spot on this mountain road...

Two hundred riders, traveling lightly and quickly, basically should have arrived in front of Huchuquan, but it will not be too different. If Huchuquan chooses to go in the north direction, then it will be almost there. When will it be here now? Several southern Xiongnu sentinels jumped out of the white mist ahead, and they couldn't tell for certain.

Of course, the premise is that Zhao Yun did not take the wrong path.

These forks in the hills and mountains all have similar shapes. They are all ravines carved out by the large glaciers in the north during the Little Ice Age tens of millions of years ago. In the Han Dynasty, when there was no positioning system, if you took the wrong fork, you would not be safe. You must have turned somewhere...

Therefore, although Zhao Yun had known about it before and had gone through it once, he didn't have much confidence in his heart now. However, Zhao Yun was calm in one aspect, so the soldiers following him could not see any ups and downs in Zhao Yun's heart.

Jianma shook his head uneasily and walked behind Zhao Yun. Although he had a piece of wood in his mouth, he was still unhappy and snorted heavily. In the autumn rain, both men and horses felt a bit cold and uncomfortable when blown by the wind in the mountains. Fortunately, Zhao Yun's men and horses following Gan Feng were half veterans from Bingbei and half from Xiliang frontier troops, so they were used to this. The weather, plus the lack of food, clothing, and armor, has never been short since he followed General Fei Qian to conquer the west, so he can endure it.

A dark shadow appeared in the white mist in front of me. After walking a few more steps, I could barely see clearly that this dark shadow was actually the collapsed half-faced military stronghold in the middle of the mountain road.

Zhao Yun exhaled a long breath, pointed forward, and waved his hand. Although he didn't say anything, he felt relieved to some extent.

Seeing this collapsed military stronghold meant that we were on the right track.

In fact, historically, Zhao Yun's sense of direction was still good. At least he could find the right path in such a chaotic situation as Changbanpo. If it were Li Guang, Liu Chan would probably be starved to death even if he was not suffocated. died……

Zhao Yun ordered his soldiers to repair here, but he walked forward a short distance and stood at the wall of the military camp to look around.

The military stronghold had collapsed, but it still had some of its former power. After climbing up for a while, they came under the military stronghold. The once solid village wall built with blue bricks and strips of stone has collapsed under so many years of rain and wind, exposing the rammed earth, broken bricks and stone strips scattered everywhere, and the broken village door is open, as if it were an old man. Very few of the teeth were still at their posts, and even the remaining ones were staggering and wobbling.

Looking further ahead, there is still a vast white mist.

The drizzle fell on the mountain road, on the dilapidated walls of the village, and on Zhao Yun's armor. The sound of raindrops was accompanied by the sounds of people packing up their horses and arranging their robes behind them. Everything around them seemed extremely quiet.

fine.

Zhao Yun decided to block Huchuquan here. Although the military stronghold was dilapidated, it still had some advantages in the terrain.

It seemed like a long time had passed, and it seemed that he had just rested for a short moment. Zhao Yun, who was eating the compressed cake specially distributed by General Zhengxi despite the rain, suddenly felt a jump in his heart and stuffed the remaining half piece into his hand. Then he didn't chew it, just kept it bulging in his mouth, picked up the spear, stood up, walked to the front of the village in a few steps, and listened.

Fine rain, white mist.

Visibility was less than a hundred paces.

There seemed to be some chirping sounds from stepping on the yellow mud ahead, but when I pricked up my ears and listened, there seemed to be nothing...

Did you hear it wrong?

Or are you confused?

The rain and mist on the mountain road stained Zhao Yun's face, condensed into water droplets, and slid down silently along his eyebrows and cheeks. However, Zhao Yun didn't even wipe it off, he just looked forward hard and listened carefully to distinguish the fine particles in the rain and mist. unusual noises.

Most of the soldiers behind Zhao Yun had followed Zhao Yun for a while. Seeing Zhao Yun's appearance, they stood up silently, and then gently took the weapon in their hands.

Some people seem to be born to adapt to the battlefield. This kind of keen sense on the battlefield may not be possessed by some veterans, but for Zhao Yun, it is like a natural instinct.

Through the white mist surging in the mountain road, Zhao Yun seemed to see and hear a group of people and horses in front of him, approaching here cautiously. These people were wearing leather robes and carrying swords and guns, so they could only There was no sound of armor clashing, only the chirping of leather boots on the yellow mud.

The Southern Huns really chose this direction!

"Here we come!" Zhao Yun said in a deep voice, then waved his hand back, "Prepare the crossbow!"

In this humid weather, it is difficult to use bows and arrows, so Zhengxi's iron wire crossbow can only be used. Winding up a crossbow is a strenuous task, so it is natural to prepare the bow in advance, otherwise it will be too late if you want to wind up the crossbow at the last moment.

Zhao Yun's voice was low, but with indescribable majesty. After he finished speaking, he did not continue to urge anything. He just shook the big gun in his hand. The red tassel on the tip of the gun was wet by the rain and spread out immediately. Come, that fleeting mass of blood is thrilling.

This winding and rugged mountain road has some forks. One of them goes north to Shangjun, and the other goes east first, and then south to Jingzhaoyin. Huchuquan will naturally continue to flee north with a high probability, otherwise it will be When we arrived at Jingzhaoyin, we couldn't attack the troops alone.

However, the possibility of Hu Chuquan's brain twitching could not be completely avoided, so Zhao Yun finally persuaded Gan Feng to come and block the intersection to the north, while Gan Feng rushed to the intersection at Jingzhao Yin, because it was simple. Zhao Yun had at least walked through this mountain road himself, and Gan Feng was more familiar with the terrain of Jing Zhaoyin.

Although Gan Feng was a little reluctant, Zhao Yun had a good reason, so they went their separate ways.

As a result, it now seems that Zhao Yun succeeded in his bet.

If we can block Huchuquan here until the follow-up troops arrive, it will be a great achievement!

Of course, the premise is that it can be blocked...

The white fog seemed to have dissipated a little, or someone had stirred it up. A dozen figures suddenly appeared from the fog in the field of vision. In the next breath, more than a dozen arrows tore through the white fog. , ripples rippled in the air and shot straight towards Zhao Yun!

These must be good scouts from the Southern Huns. Even the bow strings were hidden close to the body in oil paper bags. They were hung up lightly only when they got close. Only then did they have speed and power that was not inferior to that on a sunny day!

Zhao Yun twisted his wrist, flicked the gun, and the gun tassels spread out, as if blood-red buds were blooming. Every tassel seemed to bloom and stand upright at this moment!

Dry strips of cloth are naturally not painful or itchy when slapped on a person's body, but when soaked in moisture and tied into a stick shape, the strips can even be compared to rubber. The red tassel on the tip of Zhao Yun's gun was originally full of water vapor. After it suddenly exploded, it rotated at high speed and was no less than a shield full of elasticity. With a few pops, it swept the incoming arrows to the ground.

At this time, the Zhengxi soldiers who were tensing up behind Zhao Yun also reacted. With a shout, the one holding the shield pushed the shield forward, and the one holding the crossbow immediately leveled it, and immediately lowered the hanging knife.

In this special environment, the benefits of the crossbow are fully revealed, not only can it be held for a long time, but also the feathers at the tail of the crossbow are shorter and smaller than the arrow, which means It will not lose balance due to water absorption like arrows. At the same time, the iron wire and wooden crossbow arm absorb less water than ordinary bow bodies and bow strings, and are more adaptable to fighting in humid conditions.

The crossbow bolts whizzed away, and in the blink of an eye they were engulfed in the bodies of several Huns, bursting with brilliant blood, and knocking them to the ground.

However, more Huns rushed out of the mist. Many of them may have lost their felt hats in the flight. Their hair was disheveled and they roared ferociously. They rushed forward like evil ghosts. In the noisy shouts and footsteps, Among the sounds, there was even the sound of the hoofbeats of war horses. Suddenly, countless Huns swarmed here and came fiercely towards Zhao Yun!

"Huchuquan!" Zhao Yun shouted loudly, "General Zhengxi has arrived! Surrender quickly and spare your life!"

Zhao Yun's sudden roar caused a buzz in the valley, even suppressing all sounds. Even the white mist seemed to shrink back, and even the dozens of Southern Huns soldiers who were about to charge in , seemed to be stunned by the roar!

In the midst of the roar, Zhao Yun had already shaken off his spear, and the spear head was swimming like a living dragon. In the blink of an eye, a cloud of blood mist was brought out from the throat of the Southern Huns who rushed forward without stopping. He pounced on the people behind him!

The Southern Xiongnu soldiers quickly used their swords and spears to block, but they could not keep up with Zhao Yun's speed. As soon as they met, the more than ten Southern Xiongnu soldiers who rushed forward could not even touch the corners of Zhao Yun's clothes, and only heard a thud. With the sizzling sound of blood splashing under high pressure, bodies fell to the ground one after another. Some people were not dead for a while, but they couldn't scream while holding their necks with blood gushing, and there were only a few screams left. There was a sound like water leaking from a cowhide bag.

The mountain road was immediately filled with corpses of the Southern Xiongnu scattered all over the place. The original ferocious fighting spirit turned into child's play before Zhao Yun's methods. There were some Southern Xiongnu soldiers who boasted of their bravery and bared their teeth and claws towards Zhao Yun. They rushed forward, but no matter how they waved their weapons and roared to embolden themselves, there was still no one in front of Zhao Yun. Only the bloody flowers blooming between the throat and chest and abdomen proved that they were once brave. Pass……

If the battlefield is wide open, as long as you are brave and not afraid of death, there is always the possibility of people approaching Zhao Yun. However, the mountain road is not very wide to begin with, and the collapsed military stronghold occupies nearly half of the road. Although there is a sudden surge of people, There were many soldiers from the Southern Huns who came up, but only five or six of them could face Zhao Yun at a time, which did not pose much of a threat to Zhao Yun.

During the fierce battle, Zhao Yun suddenly handed over his gun to his left hand, passing the sword of a Huns who wore slightly more gorgeous and neat robes, and then punched him in the lower abdomen, beating him like a cooked chicken. He bent up like a shrimp, and then while he was bending over in pain, he hit him on the back of the head with his elbow, knocking him unconscious...

"Tie them up! Take them away!" Zhao Yun shouted without looking back, "Bring them to the general!"

The soldiers behind Zhao Yun immediately understood and pulled the unfortunate guy over with all their hands, then tied his hands and feet together like a pig or a sheep, and put him on the horse's back. Someone jumped on the horse and walked away. go.

When facing the battle, he was still able to advance and retreat freely. He could kill when he wanted and capture when he wanted. He was as relaxed and carefree as if he were strolling in the courtyard. Such momentum made the Southern Huns soldiers stagnate, shrinking and no longer regaining their previous madness.

When Zhao Yun saw this, a smile appeared on his originally serious face, "This is Changshan Zhao Zilong under Zheng Xi's command! Surrender as soon as possible to save your life!"

The fog gradually dispersed a little. Hu Chuquan couldn't help but twitch at the corners of his eyes when he saw how brave Zhao Yun was in front of him. Where did this damn Zhengxi General Fei Qian find these guys? They are all enemies of ten thousand people. They are all heroes in the world!

The God of Immortality will not allow people to live...